- Elastic Contact Mechanics of Coated Systems. Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.:10502040),(2006-2008). Principal investigator.
- Analysis of the thermal stress distribution of disc rod-fastening-rotor system and strength criterion. Subprogram of the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2007CB707705-3), (2007-2011) Principal investigator.
- Study on the damage tolerance of key points of airplane wings (2015-2016) HONGDU Aviation Industry Group LTD. Principal investigator.
- Adhesion contact mechanics for biological attachment, Alexander von Humboldt Research foundation, 2006-2007, Principal investigator.
- Study on the friction and wear mechanism of ultra-high speed dry sliding, Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.:51475359) (2015-2018). Co-investigator.
- Stress optimization for the fiber-strengthened pipe under thermal loading. (2012) Xi’an Thermal Power Research Institute Co. Ltd, Principal investigator
- Surface residual stress optimization for the glass panel. (2011) SCHOTT Glass Technologies (Suzhou) Co.Ltd. Principal investigator.
- Study on contact damage mechanism of micro-surface. Ph.D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China (2011-2012). Principal investigator
- Study on the transformation hysteresis influence on the micro-crack shielding toughening, Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.:11172228) (2012-2015), Co-investigator.
- Study on the mechanics of loess slope failures at multi-scale (micro-/meso-/macro-) under the influence of environment (Grant No.: 41630634), 2016-2020. Natural Science Foundation of China. Co-Principal investigator.
- Study on the micromechanics of austenitic heat-resistance steel for membrane type tube panels (2018-2019). Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC). Principal investigator.
- Study on the theory and applications of the equivalent eigenstrain principle for generic inhomogeneous inclusion problems, Natural Science Foundation of China. (Grant No.:12072254), 2021-2024, Principal investigator.
- Hong Kong Oxford Scholarship, 2001
- Oxford Clarendon Scholarships, 2001-2004.
- Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, 2006-2007.
- Senior Visiting Fellowship to Oxford (from China Scholarship Council), 2016.11-2017.5
- Sir Joseph Pope Fellowship , University of Nottingham, UK

